But Steve McClaren's entire squad required intensive care after being bundled out of the Capital One Cup by Championship side Sheffield Wednesday.

Without a league win this season, they crashed out to a Wednesday side packed with reserves, when Lewis McGugan fired home a deserved 76th-minute winner.

It's been a grim start to life as Toon boss for McClaren who cut an increasingly desperate figure last night as his second-to-bottom Premier League side failed to seriously test Owls keeper Joe Wildsmith.

Scare Along with his non-performing side, McClaren was booed off the pitch at the final whistle, while up in the gods the 5,000 travelling Wednesday fans celebrated.

McClaren knew major surgery was required when he took the job.

But recovery looks a long way off for a Toon side who have now lost four on the trot, including three on home soil.

All credit to a Wednesday side who survived an early scare when Moussa Sissoko struck the foot of the post but soon realised they were facing opponents bereft of confidence or a gameplan.

Janmaat has been the Toon's one bright spark this season and was captain last night.

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UNDER PRESSURE: Steve McClaren

But the sight of him retching by the touchline was almost a symbol of Newcastle's current ills.

The home fans know exactly how he felt, with Newcastle barely threatening until the dying minutes when Siem de Jong fluffed two great chances.

By then, however, the Magpies should have had their wings well and truly clipped.

Keeper Tim Krul could have done better when McGugan let fly from the edge of the box after the hosts had failed to clear their lines.

And two minutes later McClaren's side had an astonishing let-off when first Lucas Joao headed against the bar and from the rebound, substitute Sergiu Bus somehow hit the same woodwork from a yard out.

Janmaat did not emerge for the second half along with Florian Thauvin, who was the worst of a very bad bunch last night.

None of the Toon's signings have covered themselves in glory so far but the £13m buy from Marseilles endured a nightmare, sending a succession of wayward passes to opponents.

Perhaps Newcastle's performance was best summed up by a comical 40-yard shot from Chancel Mbemba, which curled out for a throw-in on the opposite wing.